Sylvain Marveaux has offered Steve McClaren some food for thought after getting through Newcastle United’s second string fixture against Swansea unscathed.

Marveaux’s return to action unfolded in front of just 253 fans at the home of West Allotment FC of the Northern League.

The French winger played 45 minutes of Newcastle’s 1-1 draw with the Swans at Whitley Park and impressed the watching head coach with some good touches during his comeback game.

Marveaux was playing in a Newcastle shirt for the first time in 18 months after spending last season on loan to Guingamp in Ligue 1. The winger has been told he has a “clean slate” under McClaren and the United head coach watched on from sidelines as he made his return from a groin injury.

He was quickly involved in the action at Whitley Park in warm and sunny conditions. With five minutes gone Marveaux made a good run into the box to force a corner.

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From it Newcastle kept up the pressure and youngster Jamie Cobain fired in a low shot at visiting ‘keeper Josh Vickers.

Marveaux demonstrated what he can offer United again with eight minutes played as Gael Bigirimana zipped a pass down the right and the French winger spun past his man and drifted in a cross – but nobody in black and white managed to get on the end of it.

Cobain crossed for Ivan Toney with 12 minutes gone but the ex-Northampton Town man headed straight at the keeper.

Toney was also keen to impress McClaren and he whipped in a cross down the right which Cobain failed to connect with on 33 minutes.

Swansea offered very little at the other end but were presented with a great chance when Oliver McBurnie found himself with just Rob Elliot to beat just six yards from goal. He could only poke it straight at the Toon keeper and the two sides went in goal-less at the break.

United replaced Marveaux at half-time with Geordie teenager Sean Longstaff taking his place.